Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans Secondary Bloodstream Co-Infection in a Patient with Tubular Oesophageal Duplication
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Marta Carreira; Joana Pimenta
- Source
- European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine (2020)
- Subject
- oesophageal duplication
staphylococcus aureus
candida albicans
Medicine
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2284-2594
Gastrointestinal duplications are rare congenital anomalies usually found incidentally in asymptomatic adult patients. We report a case of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans secondary bloodstream co-infection in a 57-year-old male patient with a communicating tubular oesophageal duplication. The patient completed 21 days of medical treatment with vancomycin and anidulafungin and remained well without any complications, over 2 years of follow-up.